Quick note: Jenny is alive in this; I was really mad when they killed her off. So even though McGee's entries are currently following the episodes, (I'll probably veer off randomly one of these times.) Vance isn't director, she is. Just thought you should know.
Also I hope I'm accurately portraying everyone's pasts; let me know if I screwed something up and I'll fix it.
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January 15, 2010- 8:01 p.m.
We all met Tony's dad this week. I can't say I was really surprised, but I could certainly see the family resemblance. I could also see that Junior doesn't really consider his dad to be a great father. I have to admit I always thought he glorified his unhappy childhood, but now I think he was mostly telling the truth. DiNozzo Sr. seemed more interested in talking to Ziva than anyone else.
In that respect, they are alike.
I also noticed that he didn't seem to like Gibbs much, especially after they went to "the armory", which I'm sure was a false lead.
The whole experience made me wonder if maybe there was a reason we all were brought together.
Tony's mother died and his father never took care of him.
Same goes for Ziva, and she had to kill her brother.
Gibbs lost his wife and daughter.
I don't know about the director, but I'll bet there's something.
Abby's probably the only semi-normal one, if you can call Abby normal.
And me? I have my sister, of course, but other than that…
This team is my family.
And though the others would never admit it, (except Abby; she'd be the first to say it) I think they know it too.
Gibbs and Director Shepard are the parents, and the rest of us are the kids. And though we might occasionally refer to them as Mommy and Daddy behind their backs, it's really the truth. We're a family, maybe a dysfunctional one, but a family none the less.
And we're really all each other have.
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So kind of team-fluffiness. After the last scene with Tony and Gibbs in the episode, they looked so much like father and son I had to do a family-themed post. Seemed appropriate. Short I know, but I literally wrote this in an hour while procrastinating for studying for my exams next week. Ugh. Review please!